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This per-episode cost is especially staggering considering the episode length. Compared to House of the Dragon or Game of Thrones—which had longer episodes and similar or even slightly lower total seasons' budgets—The Acolyte stands out as a remarkably expensive project on a per-minute basis. Calculations for The Acolyte show it costing around $3.4 million per minute of finished footage, nearly double the expense of comparable shows like House of the Dragon.